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The White House has denied wilfully understating violence in Iraq one of a barrage of charges stemming from a new book that reportedly paints top US officials in disarray over the war At issue is (ABC News — 30 September, 2006)+ related stories

Former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card twice sought to persuade President Bush to fire Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the second time with the support of first lady Laura Bush, Bob Woodward writes in a new book on the Bush administration’s Iraq war policy. (CNN — 43 minutes ago)+ related stories

THE US President, George Bush, has confidence in his DefenceSecretary, despite accusations Donald Rumsfeld botched the Iraq warand even though senior Bush aides recommended he be sacked, theWhite House says. – (Sydney Morning Herald — 2 October, 2006)+ related stories

THE White House has tried to dismiss a new book’s portrayal ofdivision and discord inside the Bush Administration, suggestingthat the account by the investigative reporter Bob Woodward wasprovided by former aides aggrieved that their advice on trooplevels and strategy had been ignored. – (Sydney Morning Herald — 2 October, 2006)+ related stories

Democrats leaped on disclosures in a new book by Bob Woodward and called Friday for Donald Rumsfeld to be fired, but the White House dismissed the book as inaccurate “cotton candy.” (MSNBC — 30 September, 2006)+ related stories

The White House suggested that the account by Bob Woodward was provided by former aides who believe their advice was ignored. (New York Times — 30 September, 2006)+ related stories

The White House intensified efforts yesterday to limit the political damage caused by a new book portraying the Bush administration as divided to the point of dysfunction over the war in Iraq, as top officials took to network talk shows to rebut the book’s suggestion that President Bush has misled… (Washington Post — 3 October, 2006)+ related stories